But my HP Spectre died (I know, don't laugh) - 8th gen i7. It was...fine...I almost finished porting coreboot but the EC init I never could get working right.
That said the Serval WS and other more premium builds, while clevos, are repairable, supported, and have parts and manuals available. I realize I could buy a clevo or get a clevo from Tuxedo (and pay 5k if I want one with a mech keyboard and a 4090 inside) but then determining if the Sys76 coreboot and ec firmwares would work on it would be a whole other journey that I'm not really interested in right now.
With most manufacturers, even if they have longevity, you're still stuck most of the time figuring stuff out on your own and buying from China or Ebay to repair when something breaks...at least System76 supports their products fully and provides repair guides.
The ones that aren't Clevos are rebadged from other brands.
There are endless complaints about their build quality, keyboard plastic warped and peeling off and just destroyed after a couple years.
System76 is developing their own laptop though, which I will be keeping an eye on